Category: Primary

The school year has started (Already?! Wasn't Christmas only a few days ago?) and schedules are quickly filling up. For parents, there might be nerves about the first day of school for young ones, or the hectic last year of school for teenagers. For students, this might not be their favourite time of year at all. … Continue reading Get the right start to the year with these resources!

The Shop at Hoopers Bend is a story with a distinctively Australian flavour, infused with eucalyptus smells, cicada sounds, and nostalgia for simpler times. Written by Emily Rodda, one of Australia’s premier storytellers, having authored or co-authored over ninety books for children, this atmospheric tale centres around a forgotten country shop and the serendipitous events which bring it … Continue reading Reviews: The Shop at Hoopers Bend by Emily Rodda

The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go. — Dr. Seuss With the school holidays ahead, we thought we’d take the time to remind you why reading a book can be one of the best boredom-eliminating activities for children (and a welcome … Continue reading School Holiday Reading Recommendations

It's Refugee Week this week, from Sunday 18 June to Saturday 24 June, a week dedicated to raising awareness across Australia about the issues affecting refugees. The week's theme, taken from the national anthem, "with courage let us all combine" is a call for unity – so in the spirit of the event, we've chosen some truly powerful … Continue reading 9 Powerful Stories to Read During Refugee Week

Would you and your students like to review books? This is a chance to get the kids excited about reading! The MAGIC BOOK Project! We will send you a copy of your choice of the 4 books promoted, accompanying teachers’ notes, plus 25 chapter samplers for your students to read. Reviews We would like students to … Continue reading The Magic Book Project

Celebrate Hairy-Nosed Day It's Hairy-Nosed Day tomorrow, Thursday 11 May, and we've pulled together 5 great ways you and your students can get involved. The Northern Hairy-Nosed Wombat is the flagship species for Hairy-Nosed Day and every year on May 11, workplaces and schools get involved to raise awareness on endangered species. For more information, visit … Continue reading 5 Ways to Celebrate Hairy-Nosed Day

Little girls love to do handstands and Edith is no exception. She is teaching herself and each day she gets a little better increasing her upside-downness by a second each day. But each day something interrupts her concentration like the worm who popped up by her hand, the bird who used her hand for target … Continue reading Review: Handstand by Lisa Stickley

***This Competition is now closed*** Your favourite Penguin and his friends are back in a new adventure, and this time they're pirates – ARRRRR! For your chance to win 1 of 5 signed copies of Sunk! by Rob Biddulph, tell us using the form below which is your favourite Rob Biddulph book and why? AU entrants only. T&Cs … Continue reading Competition: Win 1 of 5 signed copies of Sunk! by Rob Biddulph

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